Opening hours of shops and on public holidays

Public holidays are like a Sunday. Public holidays in the Canton of Jura are as follows:

• 1 January: New Year
• 2 January: Second day of the New Year
• Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
• Easter Monday (Monday after Easter)
• 1 May: Labour Day
• Ascension Day (40 days after Easter Sunday)
• Whit Monday (50 days after Easter Sunday)
• Corpus Christi (60 days after Easter Sunday)
• 23 June: in memory of 23 June 1974, the day on which the people of the Jura voted to create the Canton of Jura (Jura plebiscite).
• 1 August: Swiss National Day
• 15 August: Assumption
• 1 November: All Saints
• 25 December: Christmas

In the district of Porrentruy, Martinmas (2nd or 3rd Monday after 1 November) is also a public holiday.

The cantons regulate the opening hours of shops.

In the Canton of Jura, shops are generally open from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Some shops remain open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays.

Shops at railway station and petrol stations are often open seven days a week.

Some village shops are also open on Sunday mornings.

Cantonal services are generally open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. The working hours of municipal services (e.g. the hours of the municipal office) may vary, so checking in advance is recommended.

More and more cantonal and communal services are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Many services can be accessed on the internet.